The purpose of this paper is to analyze the e-resource collection development practices of the engineering college libraries of Aligarh. The research includes budgeting, collection development policy, collection evaluation, sources of funds, modes of procurement, pricing models and other aspects related to collection development activity.,The descriptive method was used for conducting the study, in which a well-structured questionnaire was administered followed by interview of the librarians of six engineering college libraries under study.,It was found that these colleges are much more interested in focusing on building a strong e-resource collection in their libraries. During the past few years, the budget has also been increased in majority of libraries for the acquisition of e-resources. The study found that the major factors affecting the selection of electronic resources (e-resources) in these colleges are quality, subject coverage, license agreement and vendor support. It was also revealed that majority of libraries lack proper collection development policy, especially for e-resources. The study suggested that these libraries should build their collections keeping in mind the different areas of specializations of engineering studies and the contemporary changes in the field.,The paper is restricted exclusively to the study of collection development process of e-resources and the librarians of six major engineering colleges of Aligarh as respondents.,This study has great importance for the librarians of the similar engineering colleges in India. The findings and suggestions of the study can help not only in understanding the engineering college librarianship and its current trends but can also help library professionals who are facing similar challenges in their libraries.,The present study is about the e-resource collection development practices followed in engineering colleges of Aligarh, which can serve as a pedestal for future studies in other academic and special libraries in India and elsewhere.

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印度阿里加尔工学院图书馆中电子资源的馆藏管理：一项研究

本文的目的是分析Aligarh工学院图书馆的电子资源馆藏开发实践。研究包括预算，馆藏发展政策，馆藏评估，资金来源，采购方式，定价模型以及与馆藏发展活动相关的其他方面。采用描述性方法进行了研究，其中结构合理的问卷在对所研究的六个工科大学图书馆进行馆员采访之后，发现这些大学对集中精力在其图书馆中建立强大的电子资源馆藏更加感兴趣。在过去几年中，大多数图书馆的预算也增加了，用于购买电子资源。研究发现，影响这些大学电子资源（电子资源）选择的主要因素是质量，学科范围，许可协议和供应商支持。还发现大多数图书馆都缺乏适当的馆藏发展政策，特别是对于电子资源。研究表明，这些图书馆应根据工程研究专业领域的不同领域和该领域的当代变化来构建馆藏。本文仅限于研究电子资源和图书馆员的馆藏发展过程阿里加尔（Aligarh）的六所主要工程学院作为受访者。，这项研究对印度类似工程学院的图书馆员具有重要意义。